I have a very cool friend, Joe. He is a former colleague. He has bp2. Joe introduced me to Kay Jamison and through her I was introduced to Litium, the first drug to help me after Depakote, Lamictal and Seroquel all failed miserably. Joe and I are friends via email for the most part, but soon he is going to come for dinner. I will cook and he will teach me how to smoke marijuana - I lack that skill . But most importantly, we will talk. I do not have other friends who would be openly bp with me. How about you?